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The Ghost of Santa Rogers
by Carol S. Hyman
Giving Thanks, Even for the Unlikely
by Carol S. Hyman
Riding the Ups and Downs
—At Work and in Life
by Andrew Hyman
On the Virtues of Downtime
by Carol S. Hyman
Boycotting the Blame Game
Life as we know it would not exist without water. But this blessing can turn into a curse when it goes where we don’t want it to be. Just ask those people who’ve been flooded out of their towns in middle America this spring and summer. Or ask any unfortunate homeowner. Like me.
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Defining and Moments
by Carol S. Hyman Robert Burns, on seeing a louse on the bonnet of a “fine lady” in church, was inspired to write a poem, the last stanza of which starts with the lines, “O, wad some Power the giftie gie us, To see oursels as others see us!” Leaving the giftie out of...
The Ghost of Santa Rogers
by Carol S. Hyman Mr. Rogers is having a moment, as they say. When he was in his prime, my childhood was long past and my children not yet born, so I was only vaguely aware of who he was. To the extent I thought of him at all, I saw him as a nerdy figure, the epitome...
Giving Thanks, Even for the Unlikely
by Carol S. Hyman One of the more provocative…and okay, sometimes annoying…slogans in the Buddhist teachings says, “Be grateful to everyone.” Even if we take it as something to aspire to rather than accomplish, it still raises the question, why? Why would I want to be...
Riding the Ups and Downs
— At Work and in Life by Andrew Hyman When I was six years old and first learning to meditate, I used to close my eyes and pretend I was on a rollercoaster. Learning to meditate was about as much fun for a kid that age as you can imagine. My first few sessions,...
On the Virtues of Downtime
by Carol S. Hyman Last Saturday night I watched two documentaries that reminded me of the virtues of diversion. Humans tell ourselves stories, and even though documentaries are meant to tell true ones, the filmmakers’ agendas inevitably shape the tale. These two...
Boycotting the Blame Game
by Carol S. Hyman Life as we know it would not exist without water. But this blessing can turn into a curse when it goes where we don’t want it to be. Just ask those people who’ve been flooded out of their towns in middle America this spring and summer. Or ask any...